https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/718/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-did-the-jason-castro-deal-fare-r8790/Castro’s deal reached its end after this past season and with the signing of Alex Avila along with Mitch Garver becoming literally Mike Piazza, the odds of him returning are about the same as me dating Scarlett Johansson, so allow me to look back on Castro’s deal and see how both parties did. Cast...8790Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-homer-bailey-the-next-martin-perez-r8786/The Perez experiment is considered a failure in the eyes of many fans, but I'm not sure that's entirely fair. I was as skeptical as anyone of the value-driven acquisition at first, until I got down to spring training and saw the lefty with my own two eyes. All the talk about a mid-90s fastball and...8786Thu, 02 Jan 2020 02:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-remaining-options-after-josh-donaldson-r8784/Mitch Moreland: 1B, .252/.328/.507 with 19 HR and 0.7 fWAR in 2019. If the Twins don’t end up with Donaldson I would be surprised if they looked for a third baseman over a first baseman. The only free agent worth moving Miguel Sano to first base would probably be Donaldson so I expect the Twins wi...8784Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-a-josh-bell-trade-become-a-viable-josh-donaldson-alternative-r8783/We are all still hoping that the Minnesota Twins reported four-year offer to Josh Donaldson wins out. In the event that the Twins once again strike out on a free agent the front office may look to turn to the trade market not only for pitching but offensive help as well. The Pittsburgh Pirates cou...8783Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-decade-of-greener-grass-ahead-for-twins-r8777/Over the last decade Minnesota compiled a 765-855 record (.472 winning percentage) while failing to win a postseason game (0-7). They competed in October baseball just three times, and won the AL Central Division twice. Long-time General Manager Terry Ryan was ushered out, and so too was long-stan...8777Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-are-we-now-new-years-edition-r8782/The Twins front office has been busy this offseason. To this point, they have signed Jake Odorizzi to the qualifying offer. They brought back Michael Pineda on a two-year contract. They brought back Sergio Romo and brought in another veteran bullpen arm in Tyler Clippard. They took care of the bac...8782Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/constructing-the-twin-of-the-decade-r8780/With the New Year upon us and everyone putting together their various “Best of the Decade” lists, this article will take a crack at constructing the Best Twin of the Decade. That is, I will take the best part(s), from head to toes, of various players from 2010 to 2019 and construct one mega player...8780Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hayes-twins-to-sign-rich-hill-amp-homer-bailey-r8781/The Twins missed out on the starting pitchers at the top of this year’s free agent market, though they retained veterans Jake Odorizzi and Michael Pineda. Bailey is a pitcher Twins Daily’s Tom Froemming has brought up frequently this offseason. Earlier this month, Tom pointed out some ways in whic...8781Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-ten-twins-prospects-of-the-decade-r8779/While I am still working toward completing the 2020 Twins Prospect Handbook, I am putting together my official 2020 Twins preseason Top 50 prospect rankings. In the Handbook, you can see my official prospect rankings dating back over 15 years. But I thought it might be fun to look back at t...8779Tue, 31 Dec 2019 06:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-long-is-the-twins-championship-window-r8776/“Windows Close Very, Very Quickly” The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox are both in similar situations. Each team has won a title since 2016 and now they are facing some uncertainty. Rumors have swirled about the Cubs fielding offers for Kris Bryant and the Red Sox entertaining the thought of a...8776Tue, 31 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-do-twins-stand-in-pursuit-of-david-price-r8778/Here's a quick rundown of the expository facts: In December of 2015, Boston signed David Price to what was – at the time – the largest free agent contract for a pitcher in MLB history (7 years, $217M). The return on their investment through four years has been iffy; he has averaged fewer than 150...8778Tue, 31 Dec 2019 01:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-ep-24-jd-or-bust-r8775/https://open.spotify.com/episode/3H3QEEzrKg4pW4nBNvuFI2 We're back! This time we both have good audio for the first time ever so give it a listen to hear what we sound like. This week was different from our usual structured format as we focused on two things and talked for about 40 minutes. Topic...8775Mon, 30 Dec 2019 23:45:00 +0000